On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entere

On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brownhair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’anwith his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager,for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in“the kingdom of bicycles.”

    Robert Friedlander, an American,arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December inNew Delhi, India.

    When he was 11, he read the bookMa-rco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years ,he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.

    Robert Friedlander’s nextdestinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. Hewill complete his trip in Pakistan.

1.The best headline(标题) forthis newspaper article would be      .

A. The Kingdom of Bicycles            B.A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an

C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road         D. An American Achieving His Aims

2.The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlandercoming to the hotel because

A. he asked to see the manager

B. he entered the hall with a bike

C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests

D. the manager knew about his trip and was expectinghim

3.Friedlander is visiting the three countries in thefollowing order,        .

A. China, Pakistan, and India               B.Pakistan, China, and India

C. India, China, andPakistan            D.China, India, and Pakistan

4.What made Friedlander want to come to China?

A. The stories about Marco Polo .    B. The famous sights in Xi’an .

C. His interest in Chinesesilk.                D.His childhood dreams about bicycles .

5.Friedlander can be said tobe       .

A. determined        B.friendly               C. hardworking     D. open-minded

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【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

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